WashingtonSchoolsOnalaska High School

Onalaska High School

PublicRegular
Onalaska, Washington · Onalaska School District
Teachers15.0FTE
Ratio17.3:1students per teacher
Students260enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students260
Grade Span9–12
Student:Teacher17.3:1
Free/Reduced Lunch53%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
20.1:1
(2024)
16%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
14
(2024)
6.7%vs prior yr
Enrollment
281
(2024)
8.1%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

15.0:116.1:117.2:118.3:119.4:120.5:12020202120222023202416.3:118.7:116.3:117.3:120.1:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1Onalaska High SchoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

241250258267275284141414151515202020212022202320242442802452602811515151514EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment244280245260281
Teacher FTE1515151514
Pupil : Teacher ratio16.3:118.7:116.3:117.3:120.1:115.4:1

What These Numbers Mean

Teacher FTE

Full-Time Equivalent counts part-time teachers proportionally. One full-time teacher = 1.0 FTE; two half-time teachers also = 1.0 FTE. This is the standard federal reporting unit.

Pupil : Teacher ratio

NCES-reported ratio divides total enrollment by teacher FTE. It is NOT the same as average class size — schools with specialists, coaches, and resource teachers will show lower ratios than typical class sizes.

How to read the trend

A falling pupil:teacher ratio (line going down) means more staffing per student — generally a positive signal. A rising line can indicate budget pressure or fast enrollment growth outpacing hiring. Always compare to the US average (dashed grey).

Historical data spans 20202024 from NCES CCD.